Tax collections from workers’ earnings have surpassed the National Treasury’s target for the first time since the 2021/22 financial year, ending three consecutive years of underperformance.
Pay-As- You- Earn (PAYE) receipts rose 7.01 percent to Sh599.8 billion in the year ended June 2026, the Treasury says in a fresh report, exceeding the government’s Sh592.1 billion target by Sh7.7 billion.